Cashless car parking to be rolled out across Burnham

DRIVERS who use council car parks in Sedgemoor can soon pay for their parking without franticly trying to find spare change.

Sedgemoor District Council began introducing a cashless parking system within its car parks from March 26 to provide people with a simpler way to pay.

The ‘phone and pay’ system, provided by Bemrose Mobile, will be rolled out in all of the eighteen district-council run pay and display car parks. The existing pay and display machines which will remain in place.

Motorists will benefit from features such as text confirmation, a reminder text when a parking session is due to expire and the option to top-up their session. Cllr John Swayne, portfolio holder for community, said: “We hope it will encourage motorists to stay for longer in the town centre.”

To use the new service, pre-register a vehicle online at www.phoneandpay.co.uk, download the app by searching ‘Phone and Pay parking’, call 01823-210302 or text the vehicle registration number to 07786 207708.